Los Gatos Home Sales Trends

The founding of Los Gatos dates to the mid-1850s with the building of
Forbes Mill along Los Gatos Creek. The townsite that was established in the 1860s was originally
named for the mill, but the name was changed to Los Gatos after the Spanish land grant. Los Gatos was
incorporated in 1887 and remained an important town for the logging industry in the Santa Cruz
Mountains through the end of the 19th century. In the early 20th century Los Gatos became and thriving
agricultural town with apricots, grapes and prunes being grown in the area. Along with much of the
Santa Clara Valley, Los Gatos became a suburban community for San Jose beginning in the 1950s, and
the town was mostly built-out by the 1980s.

Downtown Los Gatos has retained and restored many of its Victorian-era homes and commercial
buildings. Other notable buildings are the Forbes Mill annex, dating to 1880 and now housing a
history museum, Los Gatos High School which dates from the 1920s, and the Old Town Shopping Center,
formerly the University Avenue School (the school was established in 1882; the current buildings date
to 1923).

Los Gatos Townhomes and Condos by Prices

Market Trends for Los Gatos

Our exclusive Local Market Research system helps you make more informed decisions. Each week we publish Market Update Reports for Los Gatos. In the reports, we examine current trends in pricing, affordability, and supply and demand. We invest in this research so our clients always have the latest insights to make the best decisions with confidence. Below are the latest home pricing trends based on all of Los Gatos or broken down to just the Los Gatos area zip codes 95030, 95032 and 95033. Watch these charts each week to discern trends before you can read about them anywhere else.